Dick Brodowski
Dick Brodowski | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Bayonne, New Jersey | July 26, 1932|
Died: January 14, 2019 Lynn, Massachusetts | (aged 86)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 15, 1952, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 4, 1959, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 9–11 |
Earned run average | 4.76 |
Strikeouts | 85 |
Innings pitched | 2152⁄3 |
Teams | |
Richard Stanley Brodowski (July 26, 1932 – January 14, 2019)[1] was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in 1952 and from 1955 through 1959 for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
He attended Sweeney Senior High School (now Bayonne High School).[2]
Brodowski signed with the Red Sox in 1951 and in his first pro season he won 21 games (in 26 decisions) in the Class D Ohio–Indiana League. Promoted all the way to Triple-A in 1952, he went 7–1 in ten starting assignments with seven complete games, earning a call up to the Red Sox at the age of 19. In 20 games pitched and 12 starts, he notched a 5–5 record and 4.41 earned run average with four complete games, taking his turn in a pitching rotation which included Mel Parnell, Mickey McDermott, Dizzy Trout and Sid Hudson, however he spent 1953–54 in military service and was ineffective after his return in 1955, spending one season with Boston before moving to Washington and Cleveland.
In his six-season, 72-game MLB career, Brodowski posted a 9–11 record with five complete games, five saves, and 85 strikeouts and a 4.76 ERA in 2152⁄3 innings pitched. He allowed 212 hits and 124 bases on balls.
Early Life
Brodowski was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on July 26, 1932. His father, Andrew Brodowski, had emigrated to the United States from Poland at about age 10 to 12, and worked as a lead burner in an oil refinery. His mother, Anna, came from Poland when she was around five. "I remember them talking about how they used to bring the family from Europe to the United States," Dick recalled in a 2016 interview. Did they speak Polish in the home at Bayonne? "Just a little. Just when they wanted to get stuff by the kids." Dick had two older brothers, John and Henry. At the time of the 1940 census, John was 19 and employed as a welder in an iron works. Dick grew up in the city and graduated from Sweeney Senior High School, playing baseball – initially shortstop – in CYO ball and high school, and at least four teams scouted him. He was signed by Boston Red Sox scout Bill McCarren. [3]
References
- ^ "RICHARD S. "DICK" BRODOWSKI". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. "Dick Brodowski", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Dick grew up in the city and graduated from Sweeney Senior High School, playing baseball – initially shortstop – in CYO ball and high school."
- ^ "Dick Brodowski | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- 1932 births
- 2019 deaths
- American people of Polish descent
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Bayonne High School alumni
- Boston Red Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Leones de Ponce players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Marion Red Sox players
- Reading Indians players
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- Sportspeople from Bayonne, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Lynn, Massachusetts
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
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